“The illegal invasion of Iraq was the worst foreign policy mistake for generations, yet Ed Miliband’s new shadow foreign secretary was an enthusiastic supporter. Her leader now claims Iraq was a mistake, does Yvette Cooper feel the same way?"

Commenting on Ed Miliband’s appointment of Yvette Cooper as Shadow Foreign Secretary, Co-Chair of the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Committee for International Affairs Tim Farron said: “The illegal invasion of Iraq was the worst foreign policy mistake for generations, yet Ed Miliband’s new shadow foreign secretary was an enthusiastic supporter. “Her leader now claims Iraq was a mistake, does Yvette Cooper feel the same way? “Ed Miliband claimed to represent a ‘new generation’, but his shadow cabinet looks very much like the New Labour establishment that came before it.”